What color is #5B5F36?

#5B5F36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F36?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 54: 91 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F36?

The complementary color is #3A365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5F36 color

#5B5F36 rgb(91, 95, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B5F36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 21.2% blue (91, 95, 54).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#5B5F36 color codes

HEX	`#5B5F36`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, -8.68, 22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 24.5, 110.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.073, 10.675, 5.072)`
Decimal	`5988150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F36, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B5F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B5F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f36; }
.text { color: #5b5f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f36, #465f36); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B5F36?: #5B5F36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F36?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 54: 91 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F36?: The complementary color is #3A365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.